New features added to the FREE macro: Inner Shadow

At the request of, or challenge from I should say, Jeff Harrison - I have added an extra feature to the above macro. If you run the macro and press the Create Inner Shadow button you get a black inner shadow, or white if the White Shadow checkbox was ticked.

NEW: Pressing the button with a PLUS sign on it expands the macro interface and provides a button which opens the colour picker dialog. From there you can choose a custom colour for the inner shadow. After choosing your colour press the Apply Inner Shadow button next to the custom colour button to create your inner shadow. I was even kind enough to use the Americanized spelling of the word colour: i.e. color

Please excust the over-compressed video...here is the macro in action (the macro itself is attached):

I received a query from David Milisock regarding the Inner Shadow macro. David's query was in relation to changing the colour of the inner shadow, after applying it.

The macro was intended to work like this:

1.Select a shape, or range of shapes

2.Choose a setting and press the Apply Inner Shadow button, or choose a colour with the Custom button and then apply inner shadow

3.If you are not happy with the result, hit the Undo button and repeat steps 1 & 2 with different settings

Pressing the apply inner shadow button again creates a new inner shadow in addition to the original one.

My understanding of David's query was basically...what if you save the file and come back to it later, or perform dozens more steps and want to come back and change the colour of the inner shadow then? You can't use the Undo button as the inner shadow was created many steps back.

I gave this some thought and revised the macro a little as noted in the following image:

I have sent the macro to David for testing to make sure I haven't introduced any issues with my changes...I have tested myself and it seems fine. Once David confirms all is well I will post the revised macro into the forum.

Could there be a slight refinement to this macro like converting the shadow to a bitmap with transparent background and antialiasing, add a Gaussian blur, and then insert into powerclip? Or just add a radial for this option?

Thank you to all who have left nice comments. I just realised that I never posted the most recent version of the macro, so I am attaching it here now. David Milisock requested it to be able to handle all colour models including Pantone Colours, so an updated version was made accordingly. I also added an extended section to the macro (click the plus sign) allowing storage of custom colours for future use. These are remembered after the macro (or CorelDraw) has been closed and reopened. I will make a video and type out some instructions as soon as I get time.